17 AUG 2023 In 2015, research on global forest cover revealed a concerning fact: 70 percent of the world’s remaining forest now lies within 1 kilometer of the forest’s edge. This process, called fragmentation, is causing the deepest and darkest parts of the world’s forests to shrink. Forest fragmentation is bad news …
Read More »BURNING QUESTIONS: UNRAVELING THE TRUTH BEHIND ELECTRIC VEHICLE FIRES IN MARITIME SHIPPING
16 AUG 2023 fire onboard the car carrier Fremantle Highway with the tragic loss of a seafarer has brought the debate surrounding the transport of electric vehicles (EVs) by sea into sharp focus. The Fremantle Highway, a pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) chartered by “K” Line, caught fire off the coast of the Netherlands …
Read More »INDIA LOADS UP ON RUSSIAN DIRTY FUEL WITH CRUDE SUPPLY CUTS
15 AUG 2023 India is poised to buy the most amount of dirty fuels from Russia in years, as a slump in crude flows from the key producer and looming refinery maintenance threaten supplies. August imports of sludgy products from Russia should double from last month to about 269,000 barrels …
Read More »BP’S DEEPWATER HORIZON PAYOUT FUNDS $3B COASTAL RESTORATION PROJECT
14 AUG 2023 The State of Louisiana has broken ground on what officials say is the largest ecosystem restoration project in American history, the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diverszion. Louisiana has been losing saltwater marsh acreage to the ocean for a long time. The reasons are numerous and there is no one …
Read More »OIL TRANSFER FROM “TIME-BOMB” FSO SAFER COMPLETED UN REPORTS
13 AUG 2023 All the crude oil that can be pumped from the tanks of the derelict FSO Safer positioned off the coast of Yemen has been successfully removed UN officials announced on Friday (11th Aug 2023). They are taking satisfaction in the key milestone noting that it was years in the …
Read More »WORLD’S STRANGEST RESEARCH VESSEL HEADS FOR SCRAPYARD AFTER 60 YEARS
12 AUG 2023 The Scripps Instition of Oceanography’s innovative Floating Instrument Platform (FLIP) has been towed off into the sunset for the last time. It may well have been the strangest, most recognizable research vessel ever built – and its users remember that it was exceptionally effective. For more than 50 …
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